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Wittmann, Alfred (Grenadier-Regiment 546)

Date of birth:
May 20th, 1906 (Meiningen/Thuringia, Germany)
Date of death:
July 26th, 1960 (Frankfurt am Main/Hesse, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Promotions:
October 1st, 1937: Hauptmann;
?: Major;
?: Oberstleutnant;
February 1st, 1944: Oberst.

Career:
?: Adjutant Infanterie-Regiment 36;
?: II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 427;
May1944: Kommandeur, Grenadier-Regiment 546.

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Awarded on:
1936
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
Awarded on:
1936
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht  3.Klasse, 12 Jahre
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Führer, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 427, 129. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
December 24th, 1941
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur, Grenadier-Regiment 546, 389. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
May 15th, 1944
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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